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Alabeo C400 Corvalis TT FSX/P3D Released

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Did you get it?  Does anyone have this?  The prices are increasing....  I realize the G1000 is default-ish.  Any bugs?  Does the plane fly well?  What works what doesn't?

 

Fast plane looks interesting to me.


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The corvalis is one of my favorite  planes.Would love to have one in my hangar ( I have the eaglesoft columbia version but it looks dated).Waiting for the guinea  to bite and report back :-)

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I'm close to biting lol


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No reviews yet... so similar to Carenado Cirrus SR-22, yes the Corvalis is a little more faster and prettier. Still on the fence.


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Well it's slick and fast, a little more so than the Eaglesoft version.

 

The G1000 graphics seem to me to be a bit crisper than previous versions of the G1000 particularly the engine monitors.

 

It's very pretty, and easy to hand fly. No significant frame hit for me.

 

I haven't tested the autopilot or avionics in a meaningful way yet.

 

Oh, and you get out a pop-out beverage holder  WITH A CUP !

 

seems OK to me no regrets yet, but it is pricey.

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Hi,

 

I jumped for this; wish I had waited for Ryan to jump in. It flies nice, but there are problems with auto flight. The first problem I had was with attempting to enter a flight plan. Neither FMS knob (inner or outer) functioned properly. When I turned the inner knob, instead of opening up the waypoint page, it tuned the standby com frequency, and the large knob did the same. Pushing on the inner knob resulted in a frequency swap. I was forced to create an FSX flight plan, which the auto pilot followed just fine. I tried out a lot of autopilot functions, but most don't work correctly. FLC will not level off at the selected altitude. Even pressing the alt button won't cause a level-off. The only way I could get the autopilot to level off was to use VS mode and hit the Up and Down buttons until the climb or descent was zero. The rate is selected in 100 FPM increments, and it shows up in the annunciator section at the top of the PFD. When you first turn on the autopilot you find yourself in pitch mode.

 

The video that's out shows that there is no nosewheel steering, and, indeed, that is correct; however, if you have rudder pedals you should have no trouble steering with brakes. I suspect the guy in the video didn't have them.

 

This reminds me of another problem. Rudder authority while making your take-off run is fine, but when you when you land, after having used the autopilot, you lose it. You will find that you have to tap your brakes to steer, even with considerable airspeed on the ground. I wonder if this is related to the problem that Tim of FS Mania brought up in regard to the Phenom 100. Once you switch on the yaw damper, you often can't switch it off, even though the annunciator shows it as being off. I had the same experience in the P300. I realize the C400 has no yaw damper, but it seems a similar sort of problem.

 

Anyway that's my quick impression. Now I'm heading to bed. It's after midnight. Here's hoping for a quick patch!

 

Regards,

 

Tom

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I got it.

 

Visuals are the usual high standard. Hand flies nice.

 

Autopilot is a mess. Especially FLC which seems to hold (or fail to hold) whatever speed it fancies. Sometimes it busts through selected altitude, sometimes it levels off.

 

I don't have their Hawker but the SP problems seem similar to what was reported on that plane initially.

 

G1000 is just the usual affair.

 

What disappoints me most is that - in breaking with tradition of most other Carenado aircraft - many of the AP functions are no longer 'binded' to the default FSX AP keyboard commands.... not just the custom modes like FLC, but also Alt selection and VS hold more etc no longer respond to the fsx ap keyboard bindings.

 

As someone with a visual impairment I really valued the ability to make AP adjustments using keystrokes, but this capability is largely removed from this plane (except in some cases like heading bug selection, Nav, Hdg modes). The buttons on the AP at the side of the mfd are very fiddly and hard to access and click on in flight (even without a visual impairment!).

 

Personally Ive asked Alabeo for a refund due to the above.

 

It's a pretty plane for sure, but I rate the C404 and PA31 much higher.

 

@murfman - to use the FMC knob to make the adjustments you speak of (and not change the frequencies), you need to press the button marked 'mfd' on the central controller panel. This took me a while to discover too!


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Thanks Tom and JYW - think I'll pass on this one.  And wait patiently for the Realair Super Legacy in P3D with GTN integration!


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In my opinion, Alabeo/Carendo don't do glass panels well.  All of my last purchases with them have only been their steam gauges aircraft.  To continue to have a host of the same problems over and over again to me is just pure insanity.  I always appreciate the feedback everyone here gives as it certainly saves me lots of money because I really get that "itchy gotta scratch" when I see their post release photos and thank God everyone here usually apply the "antidotal cream" before I pull out the wallet! :dance:

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein

Insanity: Expecting Alabeo or Carenado to learn from the mistakes of the past, and not repeat them

 

I was like Iflygary - "ooh! new! shiny! buy!"

 

Not any more.

 

Rather than believing they'll improve it, wait until they do.

When they don't, keep the money.   

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Is this aircraft P3D V3 compatible....?


Raphael Chacón

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I see the installer only points to FSX, Pd3 V1.4 and P3D V2.......   There is no V3 Option to install... :fool:

 

Thanks


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FS2C #43560 #52175 #68068 #68152 #69299 #71201 #72243 #105040 SM#1325481

PMDG #60260 #73469 #144746 #194702 #196953 #230831 #236231 #251801 #266742 #336381  #397556

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I once again call on AVSIM to stop allowing This bunch of crooks to continue to use AVSIM as an outlet for their thrash. We are now at the point that they are pumping out these scams two or three times a month. The only place they should be mentioned is The Wall of Shame. What is coming next from them? Buy Now!! Official Gallon of Cessna 172 Prop Wash. Tested and Certified by Real Pilots!! $39.95

 

I am sorry but it is getting to the point that AVSIM is being used as a front for their scams and I don't think they even realize it. C400 Corvalis My rear end. 

 

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